i tried to take a picture of the most vibrant full rainbow i'd ever seen... but my camera could barely see it. :(

try a polarising filter, however i cant remember whether that will enhance or get rid of the rainbow completely. they get rid of reflections in glass etc and enhance cloudy skys...

and looks like you had you whitebalance set on indoor, hence the yellow hue...

thanks for the tip. i will have to remember to always carry one with me... i think your right about the white balance... i was so worried it would fade before i could take a picture i didn't even think to check.

No, those are not edited at all. It's all straight from the film. I used cross-process (shooting on diapositives and developing it as regular film), which is the reason for the pictures having such weird colours.
Smena 8m is actually one of the cheaper are widely more available old russian Lomo-type cameras. I think you can get many of them on eBay.

15 EUR = $21

Here's what the baby looks like:

Nice shallow DOF, terminal.
4/3" sensor with the aperture wide open?
What DSLR are you using?

Eos 50D, canon el cheapo 50mm f1.8 II. Aperture at 1.8, 1/125 at iso100, spot metering, auto WB, and manual. edit: it is an aps-c sensor close to full 35mm frame but no cigar. I couldn't afford the $5000 for the 5D mkIII, so had to settle for the $1800 for the body of the 50D.

Long time no see here Toko!!!

I wish I could pretend that I have a clue what all that means.

aperture: bigger the number= smaller hole to let through light
smaller the number= bigger hole to let through light

iso is the digital version of what asa is for film cameras: 100 iso less sensitive to light, 3200 iso more sensitive to light, my camera goes up to 12800 but gets very grainy that high.

shutter speeds vaary alot that particular photo i used 1/125th of a second so quite fast, however my camera varies from 1/8000th of a sec to unlimited time with the bulb setting.

metering, most camera have different ways of metering, i tend to use spot metering which meters in a small spot in the dead centre of the lens, then i meter for midtones to try and get fairly even exposure over the frame. depends what you are going for though, the circus shots i took that are a few pages back in this thread the metering said i was two stops under exposed.

if you care, that is about the extent of my camera knowledge. Tokolosh is the man when it comes to that stuff here...

Actually, iso is international standard and asa is simply american standard. There really isn't a difference anymore, though there may have been in the past I would think(before my time perhaps, and this sector of my knowledge is not currently in high use). Both originate in film though, and digital is just an adaption of such standards for light sensitivity. :)

cute slavo! My gawd, I'd have far too many cameras if my pockets were deep enough. I always want to bring home the interesting looking oldies from the junk/tip stores.

*offers some artistic nude modeling services*

hehe can i have some of that, ill be in your town in a few weeks

I'm totally only offering slavo because he is in another country and there is no chance of it ever happening :D

I'd totally do noods for non porno photos. But it'd be a bit weird having someone from here having seen it all. haha

really, i didn't notice your tongue in your cheek........ damn you humour radar, letting me down again..... i think it has been crossed wired with my gaydar... must be a gumour radar...

haha gumour radar.

slavo is a cutie. I was *half* joking.


*cough*

I am now *half* blushing.

no, I'm *fully* blushing.

you want me to book first flight to the Oz? ;)

Oz is quite cold this time of year, is there some other warm destination??

It's rather warm in here now, but we have no sea nor the ocean, so let's pick something else for the *cough* private photo shoot.

St. Helena island?

hmmm, it looks lovely, though very uninhabited.. can we organise a tipi and fire or something? pillows? doona?

I was gonna go for Tristan de Cunha island (the most isolated place on Earth that's inhabited by people) but thought it might be too weird for you, so I chose this one instead.

Teepee, yes, definitely. Fire and pillows too. That all might look good on the distorted pics from my camera.

And you'd be wearing this:



This thread is going in an unexpected direction, definitely.

oh the other island looks quite pretty too(googled). I could definately visit remote places. Eventually I'd need mainland supplies though. Imagine the stars at a place like that! No light from anywhere to ruin it. woah.

Yr chosen dress is longer than I'm used to, but is acceptable due to its elven like qualities :P Am I wearing this before or after the artistic nude photo session?


sigh. what a lovely holiday..

Oh yes, the night sky is the most impressive thing, ... and imagine on a place like that. I'd even smuggle a bottle of red wine for you to feel more comfortable.


Before, most definitely. To set the mood, y'know ;) .
I chose the dress to be in compliance with the general amosphere of the scene.

I want to go there. Now.

totally sexy. all of it!

I've actually been here quite a lot lately.
A bit sad...

The 50D is nice.
Close to full 35 is close enough.

The Canon 5D is pretty awesome. 21 megapixel and it shoots full HD at 30fps/16:9/1080p.
Good sharp footage as long as you don't pan.
The jello is horrible and there's still a lot of noise in the shadows.
It's the mkII, btw. :-)



The new Pana GH1 seems to be the better choice for video work right now.
Not too keen on the AVCHD format though.

St. Helena, we're there soon.

oh is that st james park? I've sat on the grass and eaten peanut butter sandwiches there :D

how do you get there?

(it sounds heavenly though, and yes some nice red wine, please.)

There might be a little problem ... see this:

http://www.sthelena.se/news/www.sain...t_20081212.pdf

Anyways, this or that way, the photoshoot is going to happen. ;)

Nope, Abercromby Square in Liverpool, it's right by my college so we always have picnics there.

The calm before the storm of the adelaide cabaret festival...

The amek langley recall 40 which i get to play on...

baps divas and glitter?

or just ironic 'funny' 3 person pieces..

I have a drag queen from NY doing a tribute to Babs Streisand, some comedy thing, a 15 piece band from mexico... and quite a bit more....


On a brighter note, I get to Melbs on the 28th and am staying at the Medina on Fitsroy St. in St. Killy.

oh nice. mmm fringe is my fav st kilda place for breaky, but I've never been in winter, only summer..

new firmware out

http://web.canon.jp/imaging/eosd/fir.../firmware.html

Firmware Version 1.1.0 incorporates the following improvements and fixes.

1. Includes a function to enable the manual exposure setting when shooting movies. *For details on how to use this function, please download the PDF files from the bottom of this page.
2. Disables the function of the depth-of-field preview button when images are played back or when the menu screen is displayed on the LCD panel.
3. Fixes a phenomenon where the peripheral illumination of images cannot be properly corrected, even if the images were captured with the lens peripheral illumination correction function set to Enable. *Digital Photo Professional software version 3.6.1 or later (for Windows and Macintosh) can be used to automatically correct the peripheral illumination of RAW and JPEG images that were captured in the Peripheral illumination correction setting with cameras that have Firmware Version 1.0.7 or earlier.
4. Fixes the algorithms of the Auto Lighting Optimizer function when Custom Function C.Fn II-3 Highlight tone priority is enabled.
5. Fixes incorrect indications on the Arabic, Romanian, Spanish, and Ukrainian menu screens.
6. Changes the battery information displayed on the camera when using the optional Battery Grip BG-E6.

That firmware sure is an improvement fpr the 5D, nicfit. Much needed from what I've heard.

Tokolosh, the last batch is just unbelievably beautiful, all four of them.

these are my favourite. :) Can't upload any footage? (not that I could download anything right now.. )

Awesome stills Tokolosh!

These are from my latest trip to Vienna

nice nice snaps Toko. I hope your client pays well for those beautiful shots!

some pics (old?)







can't wait to go to Venice Biennale, I'll buy the PERMANENT PASS ha ha, tons of pics to be taken (not just of the exhibition, I love the places it's held in), usually I feel pretty inspired in there.